ABETALIPOPROTEINEMIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("abetalipoproteinemia" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

hypobetalipoproteinemia (a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol)

lipidosis (a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body)

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